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Cho Byung-Kuk (Hangul: 조병국; born July 1, 1981) is a South Korean international football player who plays for Incheon United.
Career
Cho began his professional career in 2002 with K-League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He moved to Chunnam Dragons at the end of the 2004 season in a swap deal which saw Kim Nam-Il move to Suwon. In August 2005, he joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
He was part of the South Korea football team in 2004 Summer Olympics, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay.
In May 2010, he left team to do military service.
On 10 January 2014, Cho transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and becomes the first ever South Korean player in history of the Chinese club.
Club statistics
- As of December 31, 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Korea Republic | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2002 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K-League | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 2003 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2005 | Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2010 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2011 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Júbilo Iwata | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2013 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | |||
| China PR | League | FA Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2014 | Shanghai Shenhua | Chinese Super League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 | ||
| Country | Korea Republic | 189 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 253 | 10 | |
| Japan | 72 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7 | ||
| China PR | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 289 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 363 | 17 | ||
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2004 |  Suwon |  Lebanon | 1 goal | 2-0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |